"Very soon, Labor voters will be looking back with longing at what they had for three decades"
Posted by Mr. Right, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 9:18:12 AM

It only felt like three decades.

CITIZENSHIP, TRUST and RESPONSIBILITY is required.

We need to HELP make the appropriate reforms so ALL in the Health-Care sectors get the provisional packages, that each require.

Alma Ata, Alma Ata, Alma Ata.

If Australia looses grip in these opportune times, I warn you, it would (should it happen) be very ugly.

As ADVOCATES, we need to be strong and sensible. To cry wolf means we loose our voices and loose the credibility we worked hard to regain.

While the information (no doubt) in this article is correct, it is because of this minded sobriety, we called to necessitate BALANCE.

To forewarn the government, given the LEAK, was strategic.

However; to allow ourselves to be stirred-up so completely (as if we believed it) by such prankishness is utterly irresponsible. Especially, as it only serves as a drama spectacle acted-out by members of the tattered, untrustworthy Liberal Party.

As tax-payers we are paying for this dis-empowering time-waste.

I remind you of the information we, as a disadvantaged sector aired on Tony Delroy, Australia Talks, Life Matters, as well as other programs on the eve of the 2007 election. This was as a genuine public - empowered.

I remind you of the people who need the 'care' and how unhealthy 'scare-mongering-dirt-campaigns' are on those people who need our equity most. It is the authenticity that counts IF we each seek to benefit.

I felt it was interesting to see Brendan Nelson rehearse his stand in parliament yesterday. But that is all it was, a figurative rehearsal.

As for Tony Abbott, I can not imagine why anyone voted this man back. I can not remember one thing this MP has ever said, that spells truth, except his loyality to Howard.

My fear is that after only nine weeks in office, the government would be unable to present the right package if this kind of distractive, media driven, highly scandalous satire continues.

Wake Up Australia.

I congratulate Kevin Rudds party for standing firm.

With our help, I know this federal government will do their best to take care, to get it right.

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It is yet to be determined whether the Labor government is trustworthy, or even competent. None of the new ministers showed any ability to set the world on fire in opposition, so I don't expect much change in government.

He that expecteth little will not be disappointed.

David

So why are we not hearing carers saying well done Kev. You delivered on your promises.

Where are the carers saying thanks for the utilities allowance? Which will lob in their bank account next week.

Where are the journalists applauding this increase in payments?

But the real issue is when are we going to revamp the whole disability/carer support system?

Is someone with a disabilty an adult at 16,18,21,25? Depends on which bucket you happen to be thrown in.

To means test and at what level? Should a carer of an adult get more than the person with the disability?

Should we revisit the definition of disabled? A person with say bowel cancer does not qualify because hopefully they will stabilise within 2 years - they get the dole with no mutual obligation (a much lower payment).

The good thing is that Jenny Macklin is a policy guru, if anyone can sort out the mess she can. But the hysteria and petty point scoring of the last week have made her job much harder.

Jean Tops is one of a series of articles stemming apparently from baseless media claims. And the source of these media claims?

Look again at Ms Tops' introduction:

"Reports out of Canberra in the past week make the extra-ordinary announcement that the Rudd Government may axe the carer bonuses in the razor gang list of cuts to curb government spending to combat inflation."

"reports out of Canberra" - "Canberra" is diverse city/metaphor/ and "reports" (notice the plural - makes it seem more credible) usually means rumours, conjecture, speculation, guesses, wishful thinking or whatever you want really, especially political mischief.

"the extra-ordinary announcement" - What announcement"? Made by whom? With what authority?

"may axe" - Equally may not axe.

On that flimsy basis, we have frenzy and hysteria.

I can just see OLO running an article tomorrow which begins:

"Reports out of Washington in the past month make the extra-ordinary announcement that President Bush may withdraw American troops out of Iraq." That would have legs, wouldn't it?

Or try this:

"Reports out of Melbourne in the past two days make the extra-ordinary announcement that the Brumby government may tell Bernie Eggelstone where to put his Grand Pricks Race."

Now there's a good rumour. Can everyone please pass it on to all your friends. It'll be true within the week.

Kevin Rudd is making John Howard seem like a weak kneed lefty socialist.We have a trillion dollar GDP and ordinary workers are worse off now than in the 1980's.Is globalisation extracting all our wealth?